"Good, good, good! After so many years, my Sacred Body lineage has finally produced an existence that defies the heavens and breaks the shackles of the world!"
Wu Hu said "good" three times, which clearly showed his inner excitement.
It was no wonder; as the last Sacred Body, he was alone, desolate, and miserable.
To protect the last spark of the Sacred Body lineage, he was willing to endure bondage and humiliation.
However, even the most resilient heart would tire after countless years of attrition.
What's more, Wu Hu's Sacred Body Essence Blood had been severely depleted.
Coupled with the erosion from the stone tablet and chains, his life was running out.
But to be able to see Jun Xiaoyao at the last moment of his life, Wu Hu felt incredibly fortunate.
If Ning Chen and Ning Xuan were the sparks he had to protect, then Jun Xiaoyao was an ancient sun emitting endless light!
Only Wu Hu, also a Sacred Body, understood how terrifying an Ancient Sacred Body that had broken ten shackles truly was.
Even the former Ancient Sacred Temple Master, who had single-handedly fought against three Immortal Kings from the foreign realm, had only broken seven shackles.
As an Ancient Sacred Body who had broken ten shackles, Jun Xiaoyao's Cultivation would not be limited at all, and his Sacred Body strength would not be suppressed.
Moreover, his origin from the Ancient Jun Family meant his background was impeccable.
Such an existence, with unparalleled talent and background, would undoubtedly become an invincible Sacred Body whose name would be etched in history.
"This is wonderful. I never thought that after the Ancient Era, my Sacred Body lineage could produce another complete Sacred Body."
"With you here, even if I die now, I will have no regrets…" Wu Hu sighed.
His greatest regret and guilt in life was his inability to revive the Ancient Sacred Temple.
Now, he saw hope in Jun Xiaoyao.
"Senior, why speak like that? With me here, I will never let any harm come to Senior," Jun Xiaoyao said.
To be honest, before Jun Xiaoyao came here, he did have the idea of attracting an Ancient Sacred Body.
This was something beneficial to him.
But now, seeing Wu Hu, Jun Xiaoyao simply wanted to help him.
Even if Wu Hu chose not to join the Jun Emperor Court, he would still do so.
There were only a handful of Ancient Sacred Bodies in each era.
Although their names and birth families were different, the common Sacred Body Bloodline could not be severed.
"Oh, right. Our Ancient Sacred Temple ancestors left some things behind, saying they were for the destined person of the Sacred Body lineage. Follow me," Wu Hu said, as if remembering something.
Jun Xiaoyao nodded faintly.
He followed Wu Hu into the inner hall.
Although Wu Hu had shackles and chains piercing his shoulder blades, he could still move around nearby.
He carried a stone tablet on his back, which was suppressed on him by a special method.
"This is…" Jun Xiaoyao frowned slightly.
"It was set up by the Hegemonic Body of my era, containing special suppression runes," Wu Hu said indifferently.
Although he had suffered such humiliation, he was in a very good mood now.
Jun Xiaoyao sighed inwardly.
Inside the inner hall, there was a cracked statue.
Faintly, one could discern it was a heroic and majestic man.
"This is the Senior Temple Master who fought against the three Immortal Kings," Wu Hu murmured.
Jun Xiaoyao also showed a hint of respect.
While he didn't necessarily agree with such selfless great love, he still held respect for it.
Just as Jun Xiaoyao stepped into the inner hall, the System's mechanical voice sounded in his mind.
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have arrived at the check-in location, Ancient Sacred Temple. Do you wish to check in?"
"Check in," Jun Xiaoyao silently recited in his heart.
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have received a seven-star reward: Quasi Emperor Weapon, Great Wilderness Halberd!"
As the System's voice faded, Jun Xiaoyao immediately felt it.
A seven-foot-long halberd appeared in his spatial Magical Artifact.
The entire halberd was domineering and ferocious in appearance, its blade gleaming, as if it had broken through the void from the primordial wilderness!
A wild and ancient Qi surged and permeated, carrying a terrifying aura of desolation and destruction!
It was as if a single strike of the halberd could split open the endless primordial wilderness!
Quasi Emperor Weapon, Great Wilderness Halberd!
Jun Xiaoyao's eyes lit up. He hadn't expected to check in for another divine weapon.
This Great Wilderness Halberd, while not as capable as the Myriad Things Mother Qi Cauldron of potentially evolving into an Immortal Artifact in the future, could at least evolve into an Emperor Weapon.
Jun Xiaoyao currently didn't have a suitable weapon.
The Myriad Things Mother Qi Cauldron, strictly speaking, should be a Dao-proving artifact, not a killing artifact.
The appearance of the Great Wilderness Halberd just filled this void.
Although with Jun Xiaoyao's strength, he didn't really need a weapon to deal with ordinary people, needing it was one thing, and having it was another.
For example, the Golden Crow Tenth Prince had gone through immense hardship to obtain a Quasi Emperor Weapon, and he was still refining it.
Yet, Jun Xiaoyao casually checked in for a Quasi Emperor Weapon that also had the potential to evolve into an Emperor Weapon.
It was definitely of much higher quality than the Quasi Emperor Weapon the Golden Crow Tenth Prince obtained.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Jun Xiaoyao lost in thought, Wu Hu asked.
"Nothing," Jun Xiaoyao replied, regaining his composure.
He now had another powerful trump card.
Next, Wu Hu came before the statue and pushed it aside.
Rumble!
Beneath the statue, a sealed mechanism appeared, with a groove in the center.
Wu Hu said, "Drop a drop of blood into it. If the destined person is truly you, the Sacred Temple Secret Land will open."
Jun Xiaoyao didn't hesitate. He stepped forward and dripped a drop of blood into it.
Instantly, golden light burst forth!
The entire ground cracked open, and a passage appeared.
"It's truly you," Wu Hu took a deep breath.
Although he had already guessed it with great certainty, he finally let out a complete sigh of relief once it was truly confirmed.
Because the Ancient Sacred Temple had always had a Legacy decree stating that when the destined person arrived, it would be the time for the Sacred Body lineage to once again shine in glory.
Jun Xiaoyao and Wu Hu entered it.
Below was a vast space, permeated by a powerful Sacred Body fluctuation.
Both Jun Xiaoyao and Wu Hu sensed that fluctuation.
Finally, they entered an underground space.
Jun Xiaoyao's eyes flashed as he looked around.
A blood pool, not large, about six feet in diameter, was located in the very center.
But what it contained was precisely Desolate Ancient Holy Body Essence Blood!
A pool of Sacred Body Essence Blood, as crimson as agate, emitted an incomparably powerful and vast Bloodline fluctuation.
As the Blood Qi surged, it condensed into wondrous phenomena like Blood Qilin, Blood Dragon, and Blood Phoenix.
"This is…" Even Jun Xiaoyao was somewhat surprised.
"These are the Sacred Body Essence Blood left behind by successive Temple Masters and Sacred Bodies," Wu Hu's voice trembled slightly.
Had those Temple Masters already foreseen the current decline of the Ancient Sacred Temple?
That was why they left behind Sacred Body Essence Blood, to preserve the spark for the Sacred Body lineage.
Jun Xiaoyao also saw a medicinal herb growing by the edge of the blood pool, its leaves like crimson True Dragons, absorbing Qi and Blood essence, with the Phenomenon of Qi and Blood transforming into Dragons appearing around it.
"It's the True Dragon Undying Medicine," Jun Xiaoyao said.
Even among Undying Medicine, the True Dragon Undying Medicine was top-tier, with Heaven-Defying effects.
In addition, there was a dark golden armor, like the body of a divine devil, exuding an Emperor Dao pressure, displayed within.
"It's our Ancient Sacred Temple's Emperor Weapon, Desolate God Armor!" Wu Hu's eyes gleamed.
The Ancient Sacred Temple's Emperor Weapon, Desolate God Armor, had been lost in a certain era.
At that time, Wu Hu still wondered why even the Ancient Sacred Temple's Emperor Weapon could be lost.
Now it seemed that the previous Temple Master had foreseen that the Ancient Sacred Temple might fall.
Therefore, he had hidden the Emperor Weapon Desolate God Armor in this Sacred Temple Secret Land in advance, awaiting the arrival of the destined person to let it see the light of day again.
Otherwise, the declining Ancient Sacred Temple would definitely not be able to guard this Emperor Weapon, and it would be taken by other forces.
Furthermore, Jun Xiaoyao also saw some ancient bookshelves, on which some books were displayed.
He immediately flipped through some and was surprised to find that they all recorded some Cultivation methods of the Ancient Sacred Body.
Among them, there were even experiences on how to Awaken Holy Body Phenomenon!
"These should all be the Cultivation notes left behind by successive Temple Masters and other Sacred Bodies." Wu Hu, after flipping through them, was also filled with admiration.
He never would have thought that so many things were hidden in this Sacred Temple Secret Land.
Jun Xiaoyao also sighed, "To ensure the resurgence of the Sacred Body lineage, successive Temple Masters and Sacred Bodies truly went to great lengths."
The Sacred Body Essence Blood of successive generations, the True Dragon Undying Medicine, the Emperor Weapon Desolate God Armor, and the Sacred Body Cultivation notes.
These things were, without a doubt, all preparations made for the rise of the Sacred Body lineage.
And everything was for the destined person, which was Jun Xiaoyao.
"Jun Xiaoyao, all of these are yours. You are the only Sacred Body in the recent ancient era who has broken ten shackles."
"You are the hope of my Sacred Body lineage!" Wu Hu said solemnly, cupping his hands towards Jun Xiaoyao.
In Jun Xiaoyao's eyes, flames also ignited.
He couldn't imagine what level he would reach if he fully assimilated these Opportunities.
This was definitely one of the greatest Opportunities Jun Xiaoyao had gained since he embarked on the Ancient Road!